"The human factor will decide the fate of war, of all wars. Not the Mirage, nor any other plane, and not the screwdriver, or the wrench or radar or missiles or all the newest technology and electronic innovations. Men—and not just men of action, but men of thought. Men for whom the expression 'By ruses shall ye make war' is a philosophy of life, not just the object of lip service."
IDF-AF commander Ezer Weizman:On Eagles' Wings

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Saturday, May 8, 2010

As per the new release from DCNS, KD Tun Razak, the second of two Scorpene-type submarines for the Royal Malaysian Navy, leaved Toulon, France, on Friday 30 April 2010, for the port of Lumut in Malaysia before going on to its base at Kota Kinabalu on Borneo island.

The crossing from Toulon to Lumut is expected to take about two months and will include several ports of call.

The contract between the Malaysian government and DCNS for two Scorpene submarines and associated logistics and training was signed in June 2002.

With a displacement of 1,550 tonnes for a length overall of 67.5 metres, each boat requires a crew of just 31 and offers an endurance of 45 days.

This programme demonstrates DCNS's know-how as a leading prime contractor for sophisticated warship programmes. With ten units ordered (two for Chile, two for Malaysia and six for India), Scorpene is an international benchmark in SSK design.

The Scorpene was designed by DCNS and developed jointly by DCNS and Spanish naval shipbuilder Navantia. The design features a range of advanced technologies - particularly in hydrodynamics, acoustic discretion and automation - drawing on state-of-the-art innovations developed for other submarine programmes.